Telescoping

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  • v. Present participle of telescope.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Capable of being extended or compacted, like a telescope, by the sliding of sections or parts one within the other; telescopic; ; -- a term replacing the formerly used telescope.
  • Word Usage
    "The cars have been criticized by federal safety officials as being prone to "telescoping" in crashes."
    Variant
    telescope   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    telescopic   
    Verb Stem
    telescope